Commercial capital
Institutional investors · pension · insurance
Funding & Capital Mobilization
Mobilizing capital for bankable projects, sovereign programs, and Gulf investment
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Capital sources with divergent mandates — sovereign funds, Islamic institutions, and commercial lenders
Programme complexity across GCC jurisdictions, free zones, and onshore regimes
Consultinghouse GWB helps sponsors, governments, and institutional investors mobilize capital for complex programs — from sovereign-backed infrastructure and giga-projects to private-sector expansion across the Gulf and the wider Middle East.
Capital mobilization in the Gulf requires more than a term sheet. Sponsors must align national transformation objectives, sovereign and institutional investor mandates, Shariah-compliance requirements, and the expectations of export credit agencies while maintaining bankability. Our Dubai practice works where policy ambition meets investment committee discipline.
Development finance, PPP structures, sukuk and blended finance, and institutional capital raising for bankable Gulf projects.
Funding & Capital Mobilization
Structuring and sourcing financing that closes with institutional confidence
Capital architecture
Blended finance layer stack
How concessional, guarantee-backed, and commercial capital combine in bankable project and fund structures.
Guarantee layer
Partial credit · political risk · first-loss
Concessional finance
DFI · ECA cover · blended tranches
Sponsor equity
Government · corporate · project equity
Layered by payment seniority — commercial capital sits senior, concessional and guarantee layers absorb structured risk, and sponsor equity takes first loss.
Services & capabilities
What we deliver
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Capability detail
Conventional and Islamic tranches
Combine murabaha, ijara, and sukuk structures with commercial debt in one financing that satisfies both credit committees and Shariah boards.
- €2B+
Capital pathways
Structured across infrastructure and development mandates
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Capital sources
Commercial, DFI, guarantee, and blended finance
How we've helped
Infrastructure mandate
Structuring blended and Islamic finance for a Gulf utilities programme
We supported a government-backed utilities programme requiring substantial long-tenor capital — mapping sovereign, Islamic, and export credit sources, and sequencing documentation so conventional and Shariah-compliant tranches closed together.
Read moreOur approach
A disciplined approach to capital advisory
We combine Gulf and international institutional connectivity with development finance experience — mapping capital sources to project economics, structuring conventional and Shariah-compliant tranches where both are needed, and managing documentation through to close.
Assess
Map capital sources, policy constraints, and project economics — identifying where blended finance, guarantees, or institutional equity can close the gap.
Structure
Design bankable financing architecture — PPP payment mechanisms, DFI tranches, export credit, and commercial debt — aligned to cash flows and rating considerations.
Mobilize
Run disciplined investor outreach, term sheet negotiation, and documentation with development finance partners, guarantors, and institutional lenders.
Monitor
Support drawdowns, covenant compliance, and refinancing planning through construction and operations.
Client outcomes
- Financing structures that pass investment committee and Shariah board review alike
- Capital stacks that combine sovereign, institutional, Islamic, and export credit sources
- Shortened time-to-close through disciplined documentation and investor outreach
- Bankable projects with risk allocation that offtakers and lenders both accept
Latest insights
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IMPACTSector application
Industries we serve
Infrastructure
Core mandate: structuring bankable infrastructure investments
Public Sector
Bridging policy objectives with private sector investment capability
Energy & Materials
Connecting capital to materials and energy value chains
Engineering, Construction & Building Materials
Bankable structures for EPC contracts and construction megaprojects
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Risk Management Advisory
Risk intelligence and mitigation for capital-intensive Gulf mandates
Fund Management & Investment Structuring
Investment vehicles built for governance, institutional subscription, and scale
Guarantees & Credit Enhancement
Risk-sharing instruments that unlock Gulf capital and improve terms
Legal, Securities & Escrow Advisory
Legal, securities, and escrow architecture for Gulf and cross-border investment
Wealth & Asset Management
Preserving and deploying private Gulf capital with institutional discipline
Private Equity Advisory
Deal, holding, and capital structures for Gulf private equity and co-investment
Sovereign & Infrastructure Advisory
Sovereign programmes and infrastructure delivered with institutional discipline
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